The Free State Project (FSP) is a plan in which 20,000 or more liberty-oriented people will move to a single state of the U.S., where they may work within the political system to reduce the size and scope of government. The success of the FSP would likely entail reductions in burdensome taxation and regulation, reforms in state and local law, an end to federal mandates, and a restoration of constitutional federalism, demonstrating the benefits of liberty to the rest of the nation and the world.
The 5,000-plus FSP participants who have so far signed up, already one year ahead of schedule, share a desire to work toward this goal. Each has pledged to move to one small state within a five-year time frame if and when the total membership reaches 20,000. Once there, they hope to serve as humble and loyal reinforcements for the state's existing culture of liberty.
FSP participants have just completed a voting process to choose which state they will migrate to. They selected from ten candidates, all low population states and characterized by a strong culture of individual freedom. The contenders: Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. The results of the Condorcet vote will be announced at this press conference.
Note: The dates above are a bit difficult to put into the container.
The voting stopped on September the 22nd, but a statement of the victor will not be released until October 1st.
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[More...]The Free State Project (FSP) is a plan in which 20,000 or more liberty-oriented people will move to a single state of the U.S., where they may work within the political system to reduce the size and scope of government. The success of the FSP would likely entail reductions in burdensome taxation and regulation, reforms in state and local law, an end to federal mandates, and a restoration of constitutional federalism, demonstrating the benefits of liberty to the rest of the nation and the world.
The 5,000-plus FSP participants who have so far signed up, already one year ahead of schedule, share a desire to work toward this goal. Each has pledged to move to one small state within a five-year time frame if and when the total membership reaches 20,000. Once there, they hope to serve as humble and loyal reinforcements for the state's existing culture of liberty.
FSP participants have just completed a voting process to choose which state they will migrate to. They selected from ten candidates, all low population states and characterized by a strong culture of individual freedom. The contenders: Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. The results of the Condorcet vote will be announced at this press conference.
Note: The dates above are a bit difficult to put into the container.
The voting stopped on September the 22nd, but a statement of the victor will not be released until October 1st.
The FSP gave itself three years from its creation in 2001 to get to 5,000 and instead got to that total in two years. Reaching 5,000 triggered the vote for the Free State.
When 20,000 members have been organized the time-table begins and members have five years to make their way to the Free State.
However if 20,000 members are not at hand within 5 years from the foundation of the FSP it is agreed that the movement may fold. The 'term end' date in 2006 reflects that.
The current projection of the FSP is that they will have 20,000 members in approximately 113.7 weeks from September the 10th, 2003. That is reflected in the 'term start' date.
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